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...ng the flat-out ''[[Tamburello (infamous race track corner)|Tamburello]]'' corner, which was very bumpy and had dangerously little room between the track and ...Champion [[Ayrton Senna]] mysteriously went straight on at the Tamburello corner on Lap 7. He may not have been badly injured by the impact with the wall i

...a]] circuit, ploughing into a wall at the [[Gilles Villeneuve|Villeneuve]] corner at over 300 [[km/h]] after a front wing failure. ...welve years after the [[1982]] deaths of [[Riccardo Paletti]] and [[Gilles Villeneuve]], only a single day before Senna's fatal accident.

...lagiconUnited Kingdom}} [[Les Leston]] (1)<br>{{flagiconCanada}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]] (1) <br>{{flagiconItaly}} [[Luigi Villoresi]] (1) ...ult]] powered cars took the first four places at the finish with [[Jacques Villeneuve]] ([[Williams F1|Williams]]-[[Renault F1|Renault]]) taking first place.

...gear Tamburello Corner. As a result, for the 1995 race, the Tamburello and Villeneuve corners were altered from flat-out sweeping bends into slower chicanes, and *[[Roland Ratzenberger]], died in a crash at Villeneuve Corner during qualifying for the 1994 grand prix.

...oad. At Eau Rouge, southbound traffic was allowed to use the famous uphill corner, while the opposite downhill traffic had to use the old road and U-turn beh ...RM]] ended upsidedown in the cellar of the farmhouse on the outside of the corner, with fuel gushing out of the tank onto Stewart, who had broken ribs to add

...lifying session for the race, where he stopped his car in the ''Rascasse'' corner, thus preventing his rival Fernando Alonso improving his time and most like ...istian Klien|Klien]], Trulli and Massa completed the top six repectively. Villeneuve got the better of the two Renaults on day three, the [[Canada|Canadian]] wa

...lly, [[United States|American]] [[Mark Donohue]] died at the "Hella-Licht" corner in [[1975 Formula One season|1975]]. | [[Jacques Villeneuve]]

[[Image:184451_5e5d34d2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Stowe Corner at Silverstone]] ...uced to try and tame speeds through the mighty Woodcote Corner, and Bridge Corner was subtly rerouted in [[1987 British Grand Prix|1987]], before the track u

...r. The moment was short-lived, however, as Villeneuve was out at the first corner after colliding with [[Johnny Herbert]]. [[McLaren]]'s [[David Coulthard]] ...gain he was off at the first corner. The Canadian recovered from his first corner mistake to take the lead on lap 49 from [[Gerhard Berger]]. The [[Austria]]

...1968-1970<br/>[[Circuit Île Notre-Dame]] 1978-1981<br/>'''[[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]] (1982-)''' ...orsport Hall of Fame]], and the only Canadian winner at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

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...ied to follow suit a lap later, but on the first attempt Alonso missed the corner yet stayed in front, and on the second attempt succeeded for good. Alonso | {{flagiconCanada}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]

...was the championship decider between [[Michael Schumacher]] and [[Jacques Villeneuve]]), who collided during the race.

...on the event. The hairpin complex consisting of two corners is called Moss Corner in his honour as he suggested that it be that be two distinct corners to be Many racing legends, like Stirling Moss, [[Gilles Villeneuve]], [[Bruce McLaren]] and even [[stock car]] king [[Richard Petty]], have ra

There was less celebration after the second race in 1977 after [[Gilles Villeneuve]] was involved in a crash that killed two people on the side of the track. ...two [[chicane]]s were added to the track, one just past the first hairpin corner, the second at the entry to the very long, very fast final turn (300R). Bu

...resulting in almost total loss of any ground effects. If this occurs in a corner where the driver is relying on this force to stay on the track, its sudden

...ltaneously. The signature hump was lowered 3.5m for safety, while Namerow corner was modified for runoff. ** [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]]

...rows]] racers; however this is more than compensated for by the ability to corner at huge velocity. The aerodynamics are adjusted for each track; with a rela ...high as 5.5 ''g'' at the high-speed circuits such as the [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]] (Canadian GP) and the [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza]] (Italian GP). This co

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...between [[Gilles Villeneuve]] and [[Ronnie Peterson]] during the race saw Villeneuve's [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] somersault into a restricted area, killing t ...saying he would not move over if Prost attempted to overtake in the first corner, resulting in the two crashing out and thus handing Senna his second world

...lthough Hill told BBC Sport in 2004 that he believed Senna simply took the corner too fast for the conditions, it was widely reported at the time that the ca ...when he saw Schumacher returning to the racing line. Coming into the sixth corner Hill moved to the inside to pass the slow moving car and the two collided,

...d Rosberg - 2008 Melb GP.jpg|thumb|250px|Nick Heidfeld and Nico Rosberg at Corner 6 of the Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne]] ...used for a race in the Formula One World Championship, the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada.

...after he was judged to have deliberately driven into title rival [[Jacques Villeneuve]] at the final race of the season. ...the Jerez circuit. Schumacher ended up on the gravel and out of the race. Villeneuve's badly damaged Williams eventually finished third in the race, thereby win

...r]]'s [[Simtek]] hit a wall in excess of 200mph at the fast ''Villeneuve'' corner, killing the [[Austria]]n on impact. Senna was so shaken by these events he ...on the outside of a corner. Hill slipped through on the inside of the next corner, but Schumacher turned into Hill, taking them both out of the race. Schumac

...Montoya is currently one of only two active drivers (along with [[Jacques Villeneuve]]) who has won two legs of the [[Triple Crown of Motorsport]]. ...an Grand Prix]]. In that race, he qualified 11th and went off in the first corner and went further down the order but with a good drive and a high rate of re

...Prix|German Grand Prix]] after being involved in an accident at the first corner with [[Ralf Schumacher]] and [[Rubens Barrichello]]. Räikkönen finished 2 ...ping [[Jacques Villeneuve]] (some commentators put a share of the blame on Villeneuve, as he did not give Räikkönen the racing line). The resultant vibrations

...Prix]], when he made a mistake and crashed into the wall at the Villeneuve corner, damaging his suspension, after coming under pressure from the [[Team McLar

...nt. Zolder will always be remembered, however, as the place where [[Gilles Villeneuve]] died in 1982. [[John Watson (driver)|John Watson]] won the race for [[Tea ...massive accident involving thirteen of the twenty-two runners at the first corner. The heavy rain caused low visibility, and Michael Schumacher ran into the

...lthough Schumacher insisted that he had simply locked up his brakes at the corner, a stewards' inquiry stated, "We are left with no alternative but to conclu | {{flagiconCanada}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]

In 1978, Ferrari raced with [[Carlos Reutemann]] and [[Gilles Villeneuve]]. [[Jody Scheckter]] replaced the Argentinian in 1979, and the team won bo ...each other, team leader and favorite driver of [[Enzo Ferrari]], [[Gilles Villeneuve]] died in a crash during qualifying at the [[1982 Belgian Grand Prix]], whi

...r [[Ayrton Senna]]. Unfortunately, when pushing too hard through the final corner of the track during the race, he ran wide onto the dirty side of the kerb, ...an Grand Prix|Jerez]] he finally managed to cross the line first, although Villeneuve had allegedly been asked to consider whether it was necessary to keep the F

* [[Jacques Villeneuve]] 1992 Third * Due to its narrow nature and subsequent accidents in the Lisboa Corner, Emmanuel Pirro tried some laps in the opposite direction in 1989

...as running close behind him, into 2nd place. On the final lap of the race, Villeneuve let both McLarens by and Coulthard thus felt he maybe should have won the r ...he charity "Wings for Life". In the event, Coulthard retired in the second corner on the first lap after he was hit from behind by Nico Rosberg's Williams. I

| [[Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]] * On [[August 7]], [[2006]], [[BMW Sauber]] announced that [[Jacques Villeneuve]]'s contract has been terminated immediately and for the rest of the season

[[Image:Jacques Villeneuve 1996.jpg|thumb|left|From the late 1960s to the early 2000s, F1 teams were h ...g the addition of a temporary [[chicane]] to slow cars through the fastest corner of the circuit was rejected by Mosley. This effectively forced the teams ru